Dirt Devil Vacuum

Barnjess · 06-04-2018, 06:44 PM

My dirt devil vacuum runs for a while then just stops.. it a central vac in a 2017 RW. Any one know how I can stop this from happening.. It will start again if I wait several minutes but sure is aggravating when I want to clean the entire trailer. Thanks for any help.

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atom ant · 06-04-2018, 09:38 PM

sounds like it is thermally shutting down from overheat? Just a guess.

Barnjess · 06-04-2018, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by atom ant

sounds like it is thermally shutting down from overheat? Just a guess.

Also discovered it is stopped up. Any way to unstop it ? That may solve the shutting down problem.

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r time soon · 06-04-2018, 11:44 PM

By stopped up, do you mean clogged or full filter bag? The bags are not very large, and the bag could be packed full. The end of the Dirt Devil Central Vac is typically in the pass thru storage protruding through the wall. Remove the cover and see if the bag is full or if there is a bag inside there at all. Typically there is a package of new bags stuffed in there.

Chris & Maria
2012 36RL

Barnjess · 06-05-2018, 12:38 AM

It’s clogged. We checked the bag not much in there

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atom ant · 06-05-2018, 03:54 PM

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Also discovered it is stopped up. Any way to unstop it ? That may solve the shutting down problem.

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Ya if it is plugged up, it is probably overheating. Not sure what model you have, but on our 36RL, all of the hose was accessed from the basement by removing the side panels. You should be able to find the issue there.

Barnjess · 06-05-2018, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by atom ant

Ya if it is plugged up, it is probably overheating. Not sure what model you have, but on our 36RL, all of the hose was accessed from the basement by removing the side panels. You should be able to find the issue there.

Ok good to know. Thanks. I’ll have hubby look into that first chance he gets.

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watts888 · 09-22-2018, 06:14 PM

remove the basement wall by the vac clean out door and you can reach the hoses and remove and run a long rod thru to remove plug!! just did the same to mine!!

nharndon · 11-24-2018, 02:27 PM

Ours just kept running and running and never shut off. It almost caught the unit on fire.

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